Improvement in wash-boilers



W. C. PUTT.

improvement in Wash-Boilers. 133,174.

Patented Nov .19,'l872.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

WILLIAM G. PUTT, OF LUDLOW, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASH-BOILERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,174, dated November19, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. PUTT, of Ludlow, in the county ofOhampaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Steam Clothes-Washer, of which the following is aspecification:

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved steam clothes-washer, the coverbeing removed. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical longitudinal section of thesame taken through the line :20 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail verticalcross-section of the same taken through the line 3 3 Fig. 1.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved steamclothes-washer, simple in construction, convenient in use, and effectivein operation, washing the clothes thoroughly and in a very short time;and it consists in providing a boiler, which is suspended withinanother, so as to leave a space between them, and has a series of holesin its sides, with a detachable plate provided with a guard, a hole, anda peculiar valve, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the outer and B is the inner boiler or shell, the upper edges ofwhich are securely soldered to each other to prevent any escape of steamor water through said joint. The inner boilerB is made smaller than theouter boiler A, so as to leave a space of from onequarter to one-half aninch between them, according to the size of the washer. The inner boilerB is made shallower than the outer boiler, so as to leave a space of twoinches (more or less) between the bottoms of said boilers. The innerboiler is perforated with numerous holes, 71 the lower holes being madesmall, andthe other holes gradually increasing in size toward the top ofthe boiler, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the middle part of the bottomof the inner boiler B is formed a hole, b

' which is covered with a plate, 0, the side edges of which are insertedbeneath strips b attached to the bottom of the boiler B, one of saidstrips being made wider than the other, so that the plate 0 may beapplied and removed by slipping its edge so far beneath said wider stripthat its other edge may be inserted and withdrawn past the edge of thenarrower strip b In the center of the plate 0 is formed a hole, 0 oneand three-fourths inch, more'or less, in diameter, which hole 0 iscovered with a strip, 0 to protect the hole 0 from being closed, choked,or clogged by the clothes, and to serve as a handle for inserting andremoving the plate 0. To the lower side of the plate 0, around the hole0 is attached a slotted tube or tubular frame, cage, or spider, D, of alarger diameter than said hole 0 and in which is placed a ball, E, whichis secured from falling out by a wire or other convenient means. Thewasher is provided with a cover, F, fitting snugly into the mouth of theinner boiler B.

In using the boiler the plate 0 and its attachments is removed, aquantity of soap and enough water to fill the space between the boilersA B to the depth of an inch (more or less) are poured in. The plate 0 isthen inserted, the clothes are put in, and the boiler is placed over thefire. As the water heats and steam is developed the ball E is raised,closing the hole 0 The water and steam are then forced up between thewalls of the two boilers A B, and are projected through the holes 12 inthe boiler B.

The steam and water projected through the lower holes b penetrate themass of clothes laterally; and the water and steam projected through theholes b above the clothes strike the upper side of said clothes andpercolate through them,so that the clothes will be washed clean in avery short time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The detachable plate 0, provided with the guard 0,hole 0 and valve D E, and detachably attached to the perforated bottomof the inner boiler B,.substantially as herein shown and described, andfor the purposes set forth.

IVILLIAM O. PUTT.

Witnesses:

CHARLES C. SEDGWICK, MARTIN V. BRIOKEY'.

